Dr. Bryan Raudenbush

Dr. Bryan Raudenbush received his B.S. degree in psychology (with a biological sciences minor) from the Pennsylvania State University in 1990, M.S. degree in experimental psychology (with a concentration in sensory perception) from Shippensburg University in 1991, and Ph.D. in physiological psychology (with a specialization in the chemical senses and concentrations in psychometrics, psychophysics, and statistical analysis) from the University of Cincinnati in 1998. He is a certified Emergency Medical Technician (PA-044022) and possesses licensure for controlled substances pharmacological research (DEA-RR-0259831).

He is currently an Associate Professor of Psychology, Department Chair, and the Director of Undergraduate Research at Wheeling Jesuit University in Wheeling, WV. His courses at WJU include introductory psychology, statistics (basic and advanced), motivation and emotion, physiological psychology, sensation and perception, psychopharmacology, and states of consciousness. His research interests include food preferences, effects of odorant administration on performance, taste and smell psychophysics, psychological-physiological interactions, pain perception, disordered eating, body image, and athletic performance. His on-campus laboratories include the Chemical Senses Laboratory (examining issues related to taste and odor processing, food preferences, and disordered eating), Health Psychophysiology Laboratory (examining issues related to human physical performance, particularly athletic performance), Pain Perception Laboratory (examining those factors related to pain perception in humans), Sleep Performance Laboratory (examining those factors related to adequate sleep and subsequent effects of sleep on cognitive performance), Virtual Reality Driving Laboratory (examining those factors related to improving driving performance), and Sensory Attenuation Laboratory (examining the effects of sensory deprivation on human performance).

Dr. Raudenbush has made over 100 research presentations, procured 3 patents and 26 external grant funds (including grants from governmental agencies such as NASA and the National Science Foundation), and written over 70 published works (including over 30 journal articles, 2 books, 3 book chapters, and 2 laboratory manuals).

Direction of student research projects, undergraduate research participation program, advanced student research program, student research travel program, and Chair of the Student Research and Scholarship Symposium.

UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI, COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, Cincinnati, OH

Information Systems and Statistical Consultant (June 1996-Aug 1998)

Statistical analyses on program assessment, information systems management, database production and management, and academic support services.

Provided personal, social, and academic counseling to students in the University's Equal Opportunity College Preparation Program; absence and financial aid counseling; special assistant for learning disabled students; tutoring in psychology courses, introductory biology, and introductory chemistry; data analysis and production of evaluation reports.